Leah Beckett

Experience

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  University of Maryland

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

  PhD

  Developing and implementing research on the impacts of sea level rise on coastal marshes of Chesapeake Bay. Teaching undergraduate biology, microbiology, and wetland ecology courses.

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  New York City Parks and Recreation Natural Resources Group

  Apr 2013 - Oct 2014

  Salt Marsh Field Research Manager

  Designing monitoring and research methods for evaluating salt marsh ecological health and resilience, designing protocols for field data collection, collecting ecological data and interpreting it for marshes in New York City.

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  Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

  Oct 2014 - Sept 2017

  Wetland Research Scientist, Cooperative Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Committee (CMER)

  Scoping and developing research studies on the effects of forest practices such as timber harvesting on wetland functions and processes.

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  Australian Bureau of Meteorology

  Mar 2019 - Jul 2019

  Urban Hydrologist

  Short-term contract evaluating, analyzing, and summarizing urban water and climate data (rainfall). Large, national water data set and database QA/QC including QA data reported through the National Performance Report and the Climate Resilient Water Sources web portal. Technical editing of water-related products.

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  Washington State Department of Ecology

  Apr 2021 - now

  Wetland Specialist